74. Blackburn Bay AnchorageStatute Mile 61.5Lat/Lon: near 27 09.240 North/082 28.886 WestLocation: found on the waters west of the ICW, between unlighted daybeacons #20 and #21Minimum Depth: 5-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feetFoul Weather Shelter: fair to good

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79. Siesta Key Bridge East Side AnchorageStatute Mile 71.5Lat/Lon: near 27 18.056 North/082 32.429 WestLocation: found on the upstream limits of the tadpole shaped cove indenting the easterly banks, just south of the Siesta Key BridgeMinimum Depth: 4-feetSwing Room: sufficient swinging room for vessels as large as 34 feetFoul Weather Shelter: excellent

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80. Siesta Key Bridge West Side AnchorageStatute Mile 71.5Lat/Lon: near 27 18.059 North/082 33.180 WestLocation: will be discovered at the westerly extreme of the creek and stream running to the west, immediately south of the Siesta Key BridgeMinimum Depth: 8-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feetFoul Weather Shelter: excellent

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81. Spoil AnchorageStatute Mile 72Lat/Lon: near 27 18.848 North/082 32.523 WestLocation: will be discovered on the waters east of the charted “Spoil Area,” east of unlighted daybeacon #3Minimum Depth: 4-foot approach depths, 5-foot depths in anchorageSwing Room: NOT recommended for vessels larger than 34 feetFoul Weather Shelter: fair, open to western and southwestern winds

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84. Sarasota Anchorage/Mooring FieldStatute Mile 73Lat/Lon: near 27 19.834 North/082 32.801 WestLocation: found on the waters west and south of Bayfront Park’s hooklike peninsula bordering Marina Operations’ southerly flankMinimum Depth: 8-12 feetSpecial Comment: this long popular anchorage is in the process of being converted to a mooring field under the management of nearby Marina Operations (Marina Jacks)Swing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feetFoul Weather Shelter: fair, open to southern and southwestern windsWaste Pump-out Availability: this anchorage will be converted to a mooring field sometime in the future. In the meantime, there is already a pumpout- boat for the anchorage. Call Marina Jack’s at (941) 365-4232

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86. Jewfish Key South Side AnchorageStatute Mile 85Lat/Lon: near 27 26.215 North/082 40.799 WestLocation: found on the tongue of charted 13-foot water stretching south into a cove hard by the village of LongbeachMinimum Depth: 9-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feetFoul Weather Shelter: very good

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87. Jewfish Key AnchorageStatute Mile 85Lat/Lon: near 27 26.386 North/082 40.754 WestLocation: will be found on the deep water behind (to the southwest of) the long, private island southwest of flashing daybeacon #41, known as Jewfish KeyMinimum Depth: 9-feetSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feetFoul Weather Shelter: very good

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Bradenton Beach AnchorageStatute Mile: 87Lat/Lon: 27 27.927 North/082 41.608 WestLocation: tricky entrance channel leaves the Western Florida ICW just north of marker #49Minimum Depth: 5 1/2 to 8 feet, BUT it’s easy to wander into grounding depth without very specific knowledge of the entrance channelSpecial Comment: to enter this anchorage safely, cruisers must initially follow the marked Bradenton Beach Marina entrance cut, and then turn south in front of the historic Bradenton Beach Pier – easy to wander into grounding depths if you don’t have prior knowledge of this passageSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 50 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Fair, wide open to fresh southern and southeasterly windsDinghy Dock Access: yes, found on northwesterly corner of anchorage – showers currently available; free city trolley can take cruisers to Publix supermarket and West Marine Express

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